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A. Eugene (Gene) Kohn, one of the three founders of Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), died on March 9 at the age of 92. A short film from KPF and a 2020 interview with the Business of Architecture podcast illuminate Kohn's takes on the architectural profession. John Hill

Jurisdictions across the United States are updating their zoning codes to allow more residential density, much of it in the form of ADUs. In Washington, DC, a recent rezoning now allows single-family houses on alley lots. One such alley, Adelaide Alley, is home to a bark- and cork-clad... BLDUS

Estimated size of land billionaire businessman Elon Musk and his companies (Boring Co., SpaceX, Tesla) have amassed in Texas to build a new town called... René Ammann

Forty-two architects/teams have been shortlisted in the Missing Middle Infill Housing competition, part of the Chicago Architecture Center's (CAC) Come Home Initiative, which “aims to reverse decades of disinvestment and depopulation and transform the urban fabric of Chicago’s South and West... John Hill

Construction of WEISS/MANFREDI's design for the West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia recently topped out. A short film shows the erecting of the steel structure that was inspired by the branching of trees. John Hill

SUMA Arquitectura, the Madrid studio led by Elena Orte and Guillermo Sevillano, designed the Gabriela García Márquez Library as a sculptural volume inspired by stacks of books. An expressive CLT (cross-laminated timber) panel structure characterizes the compact faceted volume of the library in... Antonio La Gioia

The divia award promotes the visibility of women in the international architecture industry. From the 27 nominees announced in December, the jury has selected five finalists. Katinka Corts

News reports reveal that Amazon is pausing construction on its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, DC. The pause includes the spiraling Helix designed by NBBJ. John Hill

British architect David Chipperfield has been named the laureate of this year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize. He is the 52nd recipient of the award that is considered architecture’s highest honor. Ulf Meyer

Testbeds, a design research project by New Affiliates and Samuel Stewart-Halevy, is one of twelve projects in MoMA's New York, New Publics exhibition that opened last month. A pilot project,... New Affiliates, Samuel Stewart-Halevy

Distance requested to bump out the front door of a private residence in a historic district on New York City's Upper East Side designed in 1966 by Paul Rudolph, René Ammann

Born in Uruguay and based in New York since 1979, architect Rafael Viñoly died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 2, at the age of 78.  John Hill

OMA partner Reinier de Graaf's third book, the much-anticipated architect, verb. The New Language of Building, was released at the end of February. World-Architects editor John Hill read it to see what all the fuss is about — and discover why “architect” is a verb in de Graaf's world. John Hill

The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello have announced that Andrew Freear, director of Rural Studio in Newbern, Alabama, is the recipient of the 2023 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture. John Hill

The acronym MoMA, with its lowercase “o,” immediately brings to mind the sprawling art museum in Midtown Manhattan. Yet, halfway around the world, on the outskirts of Bangkok, is another MoMA: the Museum of Modern Aluminum. Images and text from HAS design and research explain their design of... HAS design and research

The designers of the installations that will fill the streets and parks of Columbus, Indiana, later in the year, unveiled their designs during presentations at a public forum on February 25. John Hill

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the 16 award-winning projects that “demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, history, and environmental sustainability.” John Hill

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC) will open at the World Trade Center in September 2023, two decades after a performing arts center was first proposed for the site. The design by John Hill

For the 9th winter in a row, the lifeguard stations at Woodbine Beach in Toronto have been transformed by architects, designers, and students into “bold designs that spark conversations.” John Hill

Located in North Central Washington, Winthrop is a small town of over 400 residents that is widely known because of its downtown, which has an American Old West design stemming from the town's Westernization program. Seattle's Johnston Architects followed the program in their design of the... Johnston Architects and Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects

Juha Leiviskä 2000–2022 is a new monograph on the Finnish architect best known for the creation of churches with jaw-dropping interiors. The new book, published by the Museum of Finnish Architecture, collects churches and other projects designed by Leiviskä this century. John Hill

The Noguchi Museum has release a 20-minute film about In Praise of Caves: Organic Architecture Projects from Mexico by Carlos Lazo, Mathias Goeritz, Juan O’Gorman, and Javier Senosiain, which wraps up its four-month run at the end of February. John Hill

The Mrs. Clinton Walker Residence in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977, recently sold for $22 million. John Hill

Last month David Chipperfield Architects won the competition to expand the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. Ulf Meyer spoke with David Chipperfield and Alexander... Ulf Meyer

In a press conference held on Tuesday, February 21, curator Lesley Lokko described details of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, The Laboratory of the Future, that will open in May. John Hill

Size of The Mukaab, a megaproject proposed for the Saudi capital of Riyadh that is big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings and due to be completed in 2030: 400m x 400m x 400m René Ammann

BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati have designed CapitaSpring, a 280-meter-tall “oasis” of green in Singapore. Ulf Meyer visited the building, sending us his impressions. Ulf Meyer

World-Architects visited the New York studio of David Hotson Architect after the Saint Sarkis Armenian Church was voted by readers of American-Architects as John Hill

Peter Muller, an architect known for Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired single-family houses in Sydney in the 1950s and 60s and, in later years, regionally informed resorts in Bali, died on February 17, 2023, at the age of 95. John Hill

Growth of the price index for properties in the Swiss resorts of Crans-Montana and St Moritz in 2022: 14% René Ammann

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is launching the new exhibition series “Architecture Now” with New York, New Publics, which showcases a dozen buildings, landscapes, interiors, artworks, and other proposals “that critically engage with their material and social contexts to... John Hill

A team led by David Chipperfield Architects has won the high-profile competition to expand the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. (Originally published on January 12, 2023; updated with additional renderings on February 16.) Ulf Meyer

ISH, the world's leading trade fair for HVAC and water, which will take place in Frankfurt from 13 to 17 March 2023, will focus on sustainable bathrooms and energy-efficient technologies. Martina Metzner

The latest episode of “Architecture in Concrete,” a series created by EARCH magazine, takes viewers inside Kuba & Pilař's conversion of a 1980s canteen into the New Headquarters of the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague. John Hill

The six finalists for the fourth Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP) were announced at an event in Medellín, Colombia. Founded by the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 2014, MCHAP awards "the best architectural work in the Americas realized in the preceding two years." John Hill

Billed as “deeply affordable” by its developers, Chiles House in Portland is considered the first completed mass timber affordable housing in Oregon. Designed by All Hands Architecture, the building's 27 units provide transitional housing for people currently experiencing homelessness and for... All Hands Architecture